Chuck Rainville- Guitars, banjo, mandolin, drums, bass keyboard and other things during recording sessions. Guitar during live shows.
Santosh Lalonde- Bass, vocals, accordian, cello, violin, mandolin, clarinet, saxophone and other things during recording sessions. Bass during live sessions.
J-Root- Keyboards and Trumpet, live and recording
Xoph- Drums, turntables, samples live and recording.
Owen Suppes- Vocals and mennonite folklore
Other recording and performing contributers include Jake, Laura, Ali, Hjorje, Adam, countless Grinrod drummers, and many other cameo collaberatives.
Influences
This is one of those bands where several different influences meet in the middle and just take turns following eachother. There will be funk, old depression era blues, mooged out experimentalism, prog techno soundscaped, reagea and country meeting for a cup of tea with straight edge punk rock dating gypsy dub. Over the course of the winter, more than one hundred songs were recorded, very much variety. We only put up the most tastefull an universally appealing songs, the others may be available upon request.
Sounds Like
Depends on the song. Lo-fi ween style, with dashes of gritty muddy waters at times, and at other times radio head with touches of reaggea. Pretty much all over the board.
Which of the following stories is true?
1. We all met tree planting and decided to spend the winter working on a band, up at a log cabin in Lee Creek, BC. . . . . way out in the middle of the bush. There was absolutely nothing to do, and we were sort of stuck there, so we recorded song, after song, after song, after song, after song.
We recorded songs until recording songs lost all meaning whatsoever, then we kept on recording songs for another several months. It almost became an athletic sort of thing, as opposed to a creative thing.
Nonetheless, we kicked out almost one hundred songs, and decided to put a couple up on myspace.
2. A simple story, indeed.
It was one of those foggy nights, the kind of night that makes wandering around a tense and unsettling experience. The imagination plays tricks on evenings like these, and summons the hidden fears that lurk in the irrational passages of the mind.
We huddled around our sputtering campfire, liquor mostly drank and conversation grown thin, when the most peculiar thing occured.
It seemed impossible, at first, but I suppose the mind can adapt and accept to any circumstance.
It was Andre the Giant and a really short guy in a duck suit.
They crept out of the foggy shadows like stealth itself. They semmed driven with some unholy purpose; indeed, for a moment, in the cloak of fog and shadow, they appeared to be demons or monsters of some sort.
I, myself, was releived once I recognised Andre. He was my favorite wrestler during the innocent state of childhood, and I always thought him to be the gentle giant sort of fellow.
I was, unfortunately, mistaken.
First thing he did was grab owen and twist his left arm right out of it's socket. He then picked up a screaming owen and threw him through the fire, an into the underbrush.
"Just like I told you do it, Andre," said the short guy in the duck suit.
We were all understandably shocked. Before any of us could react, Andre lunged again and grabbed j-root by his beard.
Now, Jay is a big guy, as far as normal people go, but against Andre the giant he stood no chance whatsoever.Before me, chuck and xoph could even get up to our feet, andre has twisted Jay into an unrecognizably twisted shape, much like a peice of origame blood art.
"Yeah, Yeah," sayeth the duckman. I was beginning to recognize that voice, but I couldnt place it.
Chuck an Xoph attacked andre the giant as feircely as they could, but to no avail, with a swat, he knocked xoph to the ground, and bloodied chucks nose.
I, um, stayed back to supervise the situation.
"Hoit em good andre," said the duckman, hoit em good."
I think it was the jersey accent, mabye it was the cheap smelling cologne that spidered off of the near midget in the duck suit, but I suddenly put the peices o the puzzle together.
It was Danny DeVito.
I called him on it.
"Your Danny Devito," I said. "Hey, man, your Danny Devito, arent you?"
With a banshee shriek and a flash of extremely bright light, they both vanished into the night. I still remember the furtive, angry glance that Mr. Devito threw back at me. I knew that this was not over yet, not by a long shot.
In fact, it had only just begun.
What was left of our ragged campfire session decied, after a few months in the hospital, to learn how to play music and make a band. It seemed like the only logical course of action to take, given the circumstances. . . . . . .
A while ago, when I discovered you on "freealbums", I was instantly captured by your mix of styles. Your music is fabulous - and "Suba Depa" should be a global hit! It's an honour for me that you added me to your selected circle of friends! Keep on doing what you do!
I can't wait to get the CD done and do some shows where I can hopefully meet some of you.
I wish I had a time machine and could blast forward and start doing shows tomorrow.
PS. TWO GUITAR PLAYERS WANTED... Make That One Now!!!
The new material we are working on will have a guitarmony sound and will require three players. We are looking for one player who lives in the Detroit Metro area.
What we are looking for:
1. Age 18 to 27 2. Must be a great player. 3. Studio and Live experience a plus. 4. Style of music is pop/rock/alternative/punk 5. Style is a cross between 30 Seconds To Mars, Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Muse, Garbage, and The Used with strong commercial appeal. 6. Lead or Backing vocal capabilities a plus. 7. Ability to write guitar parts for existing melody lines. 8. Must have time to make a commitment and be available for studio and live shows. Currently rehearsals are scheduled on Sunday between 1:00 P.M. and 5:00 P.M. 9. Will require learning a certain amount of filler cover material. 10. If you have drug or alcohol related issues this probably wouldn't work for you.
A label showcase is scheduled for late February - so time is of the essence.
If you or someone you know is what we are looking for. Please let me know so we can set up a studio audition.
We got new versions of SKIN BREAKER and FUCK LOVE up on our site. They are demos and have not been mastered, leveled, or edited so they are still in their raw form. Soon we will have our CD mixed properly and ready to be used as beer coasters. Check out the new versions and leave a comment.
'experimental' is definately true of your music. i've heard nothing like it, and i've heard a lot of shit (i mean that in a good way). the way you combine these different types of music is intriguing. the "bonnaroo music festival" would probably love to have you.
keep up the good work, mark
It is wonderfully sexellent that we are your only friends. I guess we don't have to bug you to put us in your top 8? We got a top 24 where we put other bands in to help give them exposure but unsure as to wether you want that or not you will remain anonomous in our friends list...unless you want high profile.
